Chapter 78: We are Heroes Part 1
Gar got Nebula off of his back and carefully laid her down in the back seat of his car. "She seems to be more comfortable with you" he heard Laserblast's comment repeated in his head as he got her situated so she could sleep comfortably. He shook his head and quietly closed the car's door and got into the driver's seat. As he drove off, he questioned why she preferred him over Laserblast. "He is a much stronger hero and he has a kid. So why would she prefer me?" he mumbled. He then debated whether or not he should take her to his home since it was already late. "I better take her to Radicles's home" he said to himself and he made his way to the alien's home. Once he got there, he knocked -or in his case banged- on the door and Rad was quick to open the door. "Mr. Gar? What are you doing here?" he asked. The man stayed quiet and he motioned for Rad to follow him and the alien followed him to his car. Mr. Gar put a finger to his mouth to signal him to be quiet. Rad nodded and Mr. Gar opened the door to reveal Nebula sleeping peacefully across the back seats. "I didn't want to wake her and you're the only one why can without her getting angry" he explained quietly so he would not wake up the girl. Rad levitated Nebula out of the car and into his arms. "Thank you Mr. Gar. We'll see you tomorrow" he said as the man closed the car's door. "Oh! Before I forget, did Nebula ever talk to you about Voxmore?" he asked and the man shook his head. "I'll ask her about it tomorrow. I'll see you two then" he responded as he got into his car and drove of as Rad walked into his home and got Nebula into the hammock bed with him. As he levitated her shoes off, he had a wipe remove her makeup. Once the wipe was in the trash bin, he got Nebula's phone plugged into her charger and he got her situated next to him. Once she unconsciously wrapped her arms around him and snuggled into his chest, he wrapped an arm around her and fell asleep.
The next morning, Rad got a text from Ko to meet him and Enid at Drupe's fashion boutique. Rad replied back and he began to rub Nebula's back to get her to wake up. "Babe, wake up" he said softly. She groaned and rained her head. Morning" she said groggily. "Morning" Rad replied and he began his morning work out while Nebula got dressed and ready for the day. Once he was finished with his work out, he got ready and the couple went to Cafe for a quick breakfast. "So, how did things go yesterday?" he asked as he drove to Drupe's boutique. She sighed and told him everything that had happened. "Don't get me wrong, I had fun and I am grateful… But, I just couldn't help but feel like I didn't belong with them" she said. They then arrived at Strawbaby and when they entered the store, there was Ko and Enid waiting for them. "Hey guys!" Ko greeted. "Morning" Rad and Nebula said in unison. "Nebula, I thought that you couldn't have coffee" Enid commented as she motioned to the to go cup in her hand. "I can't. This is a frappuccino that has a cream base, whipped cream, and a chocolate drizzle. It's my new favorite" she responded and she took a sip of her hot beverage.
"So anyway Drupe, what did you want to show us?" Rad asked. Drupe smiled and brought out a rack with four outfits on them that consisted of a dark blue spandex, pink boots, and their work vests. Rad's included a pair of silver arm bands while Nebula's had matching arm cuffs, a silver belt, and her work vest was now a halter top. Enid on the other hand got a pair of red finger-less gloves. "Guys, I present to you your hero outfits" she announced as she handed the clothes out. "Drupe, these are amazing!" Ko complimented. "Thanks guys, now go try them on" she said as she ushered them to the nearby changing rooms. They tried them on to see that they were a perfect fit. "And look, they don't mess with our figures" Rad commented. They all thanked Drupe and they were called into the bodega.
They greeted the new employees and they were called into the break room to be briefed on their latest mission. Rad, Ko, and Enid sat on the couch and Nebula sat on Rad's lap. A video of Mr. Gar and Carol appeared and they told them about a dragon that was attacking Ted Viking and Foxy's home in the Neutral Zone. "Oooh, a dragon!" Nebula said excitedly. "Well then, what are we waiting for?" Rad asked as he stood up from the couch. This caused Nebula to fall to the ground and she let out a groan. "Sorry babe" he said and the four heroes went to the newly built hangar where Rad's van was waiting. Ko and Enid got into the back and Nebula got into the passenger's seat as rad got into the driver's seat and started his van. A hologram of Dendy appeared and she told them the coordinates. Nebula entered it into the GPS and they took off. Moments later, they arrived at the Neutral Zone and they saw a dragon breathing fire onto Ted Viking and Foxy's property. "Help us! Help Us! Save us!" they heard Ted Viking and Foxy calling.
The dragon noticed them and it began to attack them with it's fire. Rad smirked as he piloted his van to avoid getting any damage. "Ready the rockets" he said and Nebula pushed a few buttons on the console. "Aye aye captain! Rad rockets ready to roll on your command honey, I mean, sir" she said. "Fire!" he ordered and she pushed one last button and tiny rockets were blasted at the dragon. A holo screen popped up and revealed Dendy. "Excellent shot! One more hit should finish it off" she said. "Um excuse me, Dendy. But all my shots are excellent! Right babe?" Rad boasted and Nebula nodded happily. "Now's not the time for backpats Rad. Ted Viking's hut is still on fire. It's our turn Nebs" Enid said. "Let's cool things off" Nebula said as she rolled down the passenger window. She then levitated out of the sun roof and stood on the roof. "Ready when you are Enid" she called as Enid stick her body out of the passenger side window. "Let's do this!" she called and she summoned a new jutsu while Nebula used her ice powers to freeze the fires and put them out. Ted Viking and Foxy were then heard cheering. "Uh oh. Baby didn't like that" Enid said as the dragon seemed to be getting angrier. "Good thing we still have one more trick up our sleeves" Nebula said as she levitated herself into the back seat next to Ko. "You ready buddy?" she asked. "Yeah, I guess" he responded. Nebula then levitated him out through the sunroof. "Whenever your ready" she called. "Now" she heard Ko yell and Rad immediately slammed on the breaks as Nebula flung Ko at the dragon. The trio cheered when he power punched the dragon. As he fell from the sky, Rad was quick to pilot the van to catch him and then went to land. "Good job Ko!" Nebula said as she ruffled his hair as Rad landed the van on the ground.
"Thank you ! Thank you for answering our call" Ted Viking said. "It's our pleasure, Mr. Ted Viking and Mrs. Foxy ma'am" Ko said as he and Nebula got out of the van. "We don't know what happened" Ted Viking said. "The dragon started attacking our humble cabin for no reason" Foxy said. "I wonder why. Dragons these days will only attack if provoked and you guys would never provoke a dragon" Nebula commented. "Well he won't be back" Rad said. "Yeah! We shut it down!" Enid commented. "Please take these pile of yourbs as a yoken of our appreciation" Ted Viking said as he handed Ko a pile of orbs. "Uhhhh, that's a lot of glorbs" Nebula said worriedly. "Where'd you get 'um?" Ko asked. "Oh you know, we just had some laying around the house" Foxy responded. Ko insisted that he couldn't take the orbs but Foxy and Ted Viking were persistent on his taking the glorbs. Ko then took them with a nervous chuckle. "Why thank you dear citizens of the Neutral Zone" Ko said. "Let's roll guys" Rad said as the back doors slid open. "Gotta run!" Ko said as he hopped into the van. "Enid better get out of my seat" Nebula commented as she made her way to the passenger side and Enid sighed as she moved to the back. Nebula smirked as she got into the passenger seat.